• Description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing space startup company and play a key role in the development of air-breathing satellites.

We are looking for enthusiastic, creative, and hard-working Power Electronics Engineers who are ready to design, build, and test cutting-edge power systems, shaping the future of space.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and prototype advanced power electronics circuits and PCB layouts.
• Develop DC-DC converters, power conditioners, and other power supplies.
• Conduct modelling, control design, and stability analysis for power electronic converters.
• Test and validate DC-DC systems against simulations, considering EMI/EMC, reliability, and efficiency.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to integrate power electronics into various satellite subsystems.

Requirements

• Education: Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
• Experience: At least 1 year of experience in power electronics design (including academic research, e.g., PhD).
• Strong fundamental knowledge of analog and digital circuits.
• Proficiency in tools such as LTSpice, TINA-TI, PLECS, MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with multiple converter topologies (e.g., Buck, Boost, Flyback)

Preferred Experience (a plus but not required):

• Power electronics for space applications.
• High-voltage power electronics (up to 5kV).
• Thermal modelling and electro-magnetics (design, test, and simulation).
• Development of power electronics for plasma.
• Reliability analysis, including stress analysis and FMECA (Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis).
• Control architectures, algorithms, and power control for converters and drives.
• EMI/EMC compliance, control theory, and closed-loop feedback systems.

Why Join Us?

• Pioneering Space Technology: Join NewOrbit and contribute to launching groundbreaking technology into space next year. Your work on our air-breathing propulsion system will redefine satellite operations in ultra-low Earth orbits.
• Unmatched ownership and impact: You’ll experience a level of input that’s rare in this industry. You’ll participate in the full lifecycle of satellite technology development and face diverse challenges in preparing our propulsion system for space.
• Join an exceptional team: Work with some of the brightest scientists and engineers in the space technology sector.
• Great culture: You’ll be part of an exciting, collaborative work culture with engineering at heart.
• Equity and competitive salary: NewOrbit offers competitive salaries and company ownership stakes. Dedication and hard work are rewarded with a stake in the business you are helping to build.

Note: This is an on-site, five-days-a-week role based in Reading (20 minutes from London). We provide a financial relocation package.

About NewOrbit Space

NewOrbit Space is a Series A funded company that develops satellites for Ultra Low Earth Orbits (<200km). As we operate 3-4 times lower than conventional satellites we see the world better and building satellites at a fraction of the cost of the existing satellites.